40 Breeder #2 - rescaped 10/12/08 - new pics 11/30/08

[Tim S]

That Ludwigia glandulosa looks amazing. I have some with the same color but its only the new growth and the leaves are curly, the rest of the plant looks like crap or close to.

[bolivianram123]

p. gertrudae can live in freshwater. i think waterfaller1 has some in her 20L. i would hope so, since im hoping to get some once the LFS gets them in.

[Orlando]

Man! What do you feed those weeds!

[kotoeloncat]

mmmm, I dig the L. glandulosa

nice deep purple, simply lovely

[cah925]

Originally Posted by Orlando

Man! What do you feed those weeds!

Wonder-Gro Root tabs from Greenleaf Aquariums (shameless plug )

[cah925]

This tank grew out of control. During my last trim, plants were coming loose left and right. A lot of the stems were not getting enough light and started to rot away. So I decided to pull everything and replant. Here's the beginning of the rescape, same plants, slightly rearranged.

[cah925]

Oh, I did add some Hygro 'Porto Vehlo', and a couple Tonina species.

[cah925]

I decided it was time for a rescape on this tank. I moved a few things around recently and just couldn't capture the look I was going for, so I tore the whole thing down and started over. This is the second tank I am using AaronT's mineralized soil method. The wood I used in this tank came from a large piece that was originally in my 75 gal tank. I had many comments about removing this piece and sizing it down. It's been siting on my back porch for a couple months so I decided it was time to use it. I cut just the top portion off to put in this tank. I plan on filling in the right side with Blyxa mostly. On this tank, I decided to slope the gravel from rear left to front right.

[CL]

I like the wood. Looking forward to a new jungle

[cah925]

Current list of plants-
Blyxa japonica
Hygrophila sp. 'Bold'
Ludwigia arcuata
Ludwigia brevipes
Ludwigia glandulosa
Pogostemon stellatus
Polygonum sp. 'Kawagoneum'
Rotala sp. 'Green'
Tonina fluviatilis

and this unknown plant (this is the same plant from post #10 on this thread) any ideas?

[cah925]

One week later pics -
I added some stargrass, Marselia, and Lobelia cardinalis 'small'

[fishbguy1]

could that plant be a barclaya longifolia?

[cah925]

I think it's a red temple

[SeaSerpant]

I can't id that plant (sorry ) But i can comment on your tank. I think that it looks great. I can invision all the plants grown in and the fish swimming around. It will be a great place for all those little fry.

[Phil Edwards]

That red plant's Alternanthera reineckii aka Red Temple, as someone mentioned earlier.

Also, P. gertrudae will do very well in fresh water. They're one of the few Pseudomugil that live inland. I had a decent sized school of them in my plant tank for years and they were always showing off to eachother. I usually take that as a good sign.

I'm looking forward to seeing your tank mature.